The Pity of Partition: Manto's Life, Times, and Work across the India-Pakistan Divide

This book was an eye opener. I do not think the west understands what a mistake it was to break up India into 3 countries. So much loss of life and suffering. Manto wrote to these problems clearly and he had a big following for his writings. 10,000 people came to his funeral.

I had never read Manto seriously before except for a couple of his short stories. If anyone wants to know the background then this is the book to read. I shakes your heart and jitters your mind.

This biography of the great Urdu writer Manto, by his niece, a historian and excellent writer herself, draws on a wealth of interviews and primary source materials. It portrays a man whose writing reflected the effects on ordinary people of living through tumultuous times. Recommended.

Very well written Manto's biography. It covers his growing up and professional life in India with sad ending in India. It could not have been better written by anyone other than his own niece Ayesha Jalal.

It was a great service. Got it in timely fashion. Loved the book, its a masterfully written book. Two thumbs up.

A fitting tribute to the greatest Urdu short story writer of the 20th century. Dr Ayesha Jalal has given a historical perspective to Manto which has never been attempted before and has captured the essence of his stories and at the same time dwelled into his state of mind perfectly. A must read for any person who wants to go into the intricacies of Partition.